Posts Tagged ‘Professional Development’

Start your day with a trip to Mount Everest.

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

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Sam and Molly travel to Nepal!

Our sales reps for PA & NJ – the adventurous Sam Felicia and Molly Russell – are in Nepal for the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA) 2010 Fall Leadership Conference.

Sam writes “Got up at 5 AM.  Left the hotel at 6.  Flew to Mt. Everest and was back at my table working by 8:20 AM.  Nice way to start the day.”

Here are photos they took of the Himalayas and Mount Everest during their morning flight:

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Sam writes “we took a ride to the Bagmati River, site of the Pashupatinath Temple.  They do a lot of Hindu and Buddhist cremations here because the Bagmati is sacred and flows to the Ganges.”

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Funeral preparations

Inquiry Workshop Next Week in PA!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

What Does Inquiry Science Look Like In the Elementary Classroom?

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Wednesday, April 7
4-6 pm
Enola Office, Meadow Room
55 Miller Street, Enola

Nurturing the child scientist in your classroom…

Please join our author and educator Belinda Basca for a hands-on, minds-on professional development workshop that will explore the philosophies and best practices of inquiry-based science learning. Bring your questions about how inquiry can make science sing!

Belinda Basca, MEd

Belinda began her career in the classroom in the Downingtown Area School District and then expanded her knowledge of science education as an educational researcher at Harvard’s Project Zero. She has worked with Science Companion as a lead author of several modules and currently manages company operations and pilot programs. She has a BS in biology and education from Penn State and a MEd in education from Harvard.

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To Register:
· Click here to register online at 48CARATS
· Or click here to email Steve Davis at sdavis@caiu.org

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**Would you like your Intermediate Unit to host a presentation like this? Just contact us at info(a)sciencecompanion.com — we’ll be happy to help you set one up!

SECO: Evolution, Habitats, and Bird Beaks

Thursday, February 25th, 2010


Flamingos

Flamingos

In Mr. Darwin’s honor, we thought we’d share our Virtual Field Trip checking out some great birds at the Santa Barbara Zoo, combined with a Lesson from our Habitats module on how bird beaks have been shaped by their evolution to match their habitats.

You can download it here!

Check our some of our recommended reading on Habitats.

We have new Student Reference Books for Habitats!  For more information click here!

For tips on how to use Student Reference Books effectively in your classroom, click here.